{"id":185674,"date":"2024-02-02T15:39:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=185674"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:39:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:39:13","slug":"start-your-game-dev-journey-with-20-books-covering-all-aspects-of-the-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2024\/02\/02\/start-your-game-dev-journey-with-20-books-covering-all-aspects-of-the-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"Start your game dev journey with 20 books covering all aspects of the craft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humblebundle.com\/books\/game-design-and-programming-pearson-books?partner=armchairarcade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the link to purchase<\/a> any of the three book bundle options with up to 20 items!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Start your journey into game development today with this bundle of books from Pearson, full of critical instruction for beginners and invaluable skill-up material for seasoned devs! 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